| Description |
xi, 192 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, facsimiles ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1.The English background -- 2. Church of England dominance -- 3. Marriage practice, 1829-41 -- 4. The Church Buildings Act, 1840 -- 5. First marriage laws, 1841 -- 6. Changes to marriage laws, 1847 -- 7. Towards a solution, 1849 -- 8. Marriage problems settled, 1856 -- 9. Divorce law, 1863 -- 10. Divorce law and the courts, 1863-79 -- 11. Divorce law and the courts, 1880-89 -- 12. Divorce law and the courts, 1890-99 |
| Summary |
In this fascinating book, renowned WA historian Penelope Hetherington turns her analytical gaze to marriage and divorce in colonial Western Australia. The Marriage Knot ends the confusion about religious arrangements and disagreements in the first thirty years of the colony and along the way, reveals the kinds of marriage registration instigated by the government and other aspects of its marriage laws |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [189]-192) |
| Subject |
Divorce -- Australia -- Western Australia -- History -- 20th century.
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Divorce -- Australia -- Western Australia -- History -- 19th century.
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Marriage -- Australia -- Western Australia -- History -- 20th century.
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Marriage -- Australia -- Western Australia -- History -- 19th century.
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| ISBN |
9781742585215 (paperback) |
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